$12/pound beef? What cuts are you eating?
Shop around.
Cattle markets are around $1.3-$1.40 per pound to the producer.
Choice box beef market is $1.80-$2.00 per pound to the processor.
Here in tampa a 3 lb cut of flank steak is running about $17 right now.
Ribeye is $11.99/lb on sale
I’m not a meat producer or a processor.